sinistral
adjective, noun
sinistral is spelled S-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sinistral means “Of, facing, or on the left side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sinistral?
| Letters | 9: S-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sinistral?
Sinistral appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sinistral
- sinistrals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sinistral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, facing, or on the left side.
- 2
Left-handed.
- 3
Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed.
- 4
Having left lateral fault movement.
noun
- 1
A left-handed person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).